I'm not going to say I'm in favor of keeping orcas in captivity since I don't know much about them, but for me, the first two words bolded in red make me wonder: "Critics say...." What do the PROPONENTS say? That's not a balanced argument, so how can we judge? I am particularly suspicious about the contention that orcas never kill humans in the wild, because (1) I doubt it's true, and (2) under normal circs, humans don't interact with orcas, so it's not a meaningful comparison. When I feel that the argument is weak, it makes me suspicious of what's being left out. I've also read so much inspiring stuff about dolphin research that it's really hard for me to imagine that people who are so committed to dolphins don't give a hoot about orcas.
Of course, I could be wrong. It's happened once or twice before.
Last edited by QuickSilver; 02-26-2010 at 06:40 PM.
|